Optical device designed to display an image of an outside scene of an area of a
blind spot (13) to a viewer (10) when an obstacle (12) is within a viewer's field of vision, wherein the optical device comprises: a
light guide (2) with an incident surface (2a) onto which outside scene light (LV), coming from the area of the
blind spot (13), falls, a first surface (2b) having several flat sections (3) and several
prism sections (4), wherein the outside scene light incident from the incident surface first reaches the first surface, and a second surface (2c) which is arranged opposite the flat sections of the first surface; wherein a light-shielding section (51, 52) is arranged on a surface of the
light guide or at a position away from the
light guide to block an external light (LD) that would enter the light guide, wherein The flat sections of the first surface totally reflect the outside scene light, which propagates within the light guide, towards the second surface. the second surface totally reflects the outdoor scene light, which was reflected through the flat sections, towards the first surface, Each of the
prism sections has an
exit surface (4a) for emitting outwards a portion of the external scene light incident from the incident surface and a portion of the external scene light reflected by the second surface, and an inclined surface (4b) which is arranged opposite to the viewer with respect to the
exit surface. the light-shielding section comprises a
first light-shielding section (51) designed to block external light incident on the inclined surface and a second light-shielding section (52) designed to block external light incident on the flat section in a predetermined direction. in a cross-sectional view that includes a normal to the
exit surface and a normal to the flat section, θ is an angle formed between the normal to the flat section and a line connecting a center of a predetermined exit surface and an eye point center (15) of the observer, L is a distance between the center of the predetermined exit surface and the center of the eye point. DL is a distance between the eye center and an outer edge of the eyelids (14) of the viewer from the light guide in a direction perpendicular to the line connecting the center of the predetermined exit surface and the eye center, θmin is an angle defined by θ-tan -1 (DL / L) is represented a straight line A passes through a point (4c) where the exit surface and the inclined surface intersect, and the straight line A is symmetrically incident on the flat section at the angle θmin with respect to the normal to the flat section, a straight line B runs parallel to the straight line A and intersects at a point where the inclined surface and the flat section intersect, the straight line A intersects the flat section at a point P1, the straight line B intersects the flat section at a point P2, the exit surface intersects the flat section at a point P3, A distance Fa is defined between point P1 and point P3. A distance Fb is defined between point P2 and point P3. Fa < Fb is satisfied, and the second light-shielding section is arranged such that it covers straight line A and straight line B.